Rakta Charitra is a 2010 Indian political action thriller film based on the life of Paritala Ravindra. The film was directed by Ram Gopal Varma and written by Prashant Pandey. Shot simultaneously in Telugu and Hindi, with the latter titled Rakht Charitra, the film stars an ensemble cast of Sudeep, Vivek Oberoi, Suriya, Radhika Apte, Shatrughan Sinha, Abhimanyu Singh, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Ashish Vidyarthi and Sushant Singh. The film marks Oberoi's acting debut in Telugu cinema. The sequel to the film Rakta Charitra 2 (2010) was released later that year.